Candidates

Maureen Monahan

J.D., Loyola of Chicago; bachelor in political science, Boston College

Family

Single, no children

Faith

Catholic

Key issue

Metro Community College provides a low cost way to complete a GED, start college and learn skills that are needed to grow our economy. Keeping Metro financially and geographically accessible is paramount. Education should not just be for those who can afford it. Metro must maximize taxpayers' dollars by ensuring that facilities and programs are meeting the needs of our students and our community. Steps should be taken to secure land or space for future needs in Washington County. Metro should engage local and national businesses and government to train a workforce for new economic investment and jobs.

The basis for a strong college is a strong faculty. Additionally, a strong community needs a well trained workforce in order to remain vibrant. MCC needs to have cutting edge facilities and the best faculty in order to attract and keep the best students in the Omaha area that join the workforce upon graduation. All of this can be accomplished through thoughtful planning, and property taxes do not have to go up. Raising property taxes must stop.

Voter info

» Register in person at an election commission office, the DMV, or in Douglas County, any of Omaha’s 12 library branches.

Registration questions

Visit www.votercheck.necvr.ne.gov to check whether you’re registered to vote and find your polling place. If you think you should be able to vote at a polling place but there’s a problem with the registration, request to fill out a provisional ballot. The election commission will collect them and then has a week to verify whether you are eligible to vote.

To see a sample ballot

See a sample ballot from the Nebraska Secretary of State website here.

To find your district

Visit votercheck.necvr.ne.gov and look up your registration info or polling place to find a list of the political districts you live in.

Important dates

Oct. 1: First day for early voting ballots to be mailed.
Oct. 9: First day to vote early in person at election commission office.
Oct. 19: Deadline to register to vote online, by mail, at agencies, at the DMV office, by deputy registrar or by registration form that’s delivered to the election office by someone other than the person registering
Oct. 26: Deadline for in-person voter registration at election commission office, 6 p.m. Deadline for early voting ballots to be requested to be mailed to a specific address, 6 p.m. Deadline for write-in candidates to file notarized affidavit and filing fee with filing officer.
Nov. 5: Deadline for in-person early voting at election commission office, 5 p.m. (Sarpy County office closes at 4:45 p.m.)
Nov. 6: Election Day! Polls open from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. 7 p.m.: Deadline for agent to pick up early voting ballot. 8 p.m.: Deadline to return early voting ballot to election commission office or drop box location
Nov. 13: Deadline for verification of provisional ballots

Here are the Douglas County drop box locations, opening in early October: